Hip Preservation Clinic

Scientific Publications

As a Clinician-Scientist at a Leading Research University, Dr. Mei-Dan Has Published Over 125 Peer Reviewed Articles

As an academically-oriented surgeon, Dr. Mei-Dan combines years of perfecting techniques with painstakingly-conducted research. Many of the research projects are prospective randomized controlled studies, the highest level of evidence in medicine. These global multi-center projects and revolutionary surgical techniques direct current practice and treatment strategies. Patients receive the highest level of care, benefitting from the clinical team’s extensive experience coupled with the resources of an academic institution grounded in research.

Delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage value correlates with hip arthroscopy intraoperative findings, but does not correlate with mid-term periacetabular osteotomy outcomes.

Lee JH, Houck DA, Gruizinga BA, Garabekyan T, Jesse MK, Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

A proposed algorithm for the treatment of core muscle injuries.

Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O, Dávila Castrodad IM, Talishinskiy T, Milman E, Scillia AJ. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. Dec 2021;8(4):337-342.

Platelet-rich plasma versus hyaluronic acid for hip osteoarthritis yields similarly beneficial short-term clinical outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of level I and II randomized controlled trials.

Belk JW, Houck DA, Littlefield CP, Kraeutler MJ, Potyk AG, Mei-Dan O, Dragoo JL, Frank RM, McCarty EC. Arthroscopy. Jun 2022;38(6):2035-2046. PMID: 34785294

Risk of infection in knee arthroscopy patients undergoing corticosteroid injections in the perioperative period.

Belk JW, Keeling LE, Kraeutler MJ, Snow MG, Mei-Dan O, Scillia AJ, McCarty EC Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Aug 2021;9(8):23259671211032941. PMID: 34423063

The everted acetabular labrum: Patho-anatomy, magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopic findings of a native variant.

Vogel LA, Kraeutler MJ, Jesse MK, Ho CK, Houck DA, Garabekyan T, Mei-Dan O. Arthroscopy. Jan 2022;38(1):72-79. PMID: 33957213

Criteria for the Operating Room Confirmation of the Diagnosis of Hip Instability: The Results of an International Expert Consensus Conference.

Safran MR, Murray IR, Andrade AJ, Aoki SK, Ayeni OR, Balakumar J, Bonin N, Brick MJ, Cakic JN, Domb BG, Field RE, Laude F, Mei-Dan O, Nho SJ, O’Donnell JM, Philippon MJ, Khanduja V. Arthroscopy. 2022 Apr 1:S0749-8063(22)00196-7.

Post-Related Complications in Hip Arthroscopy Are Reported Significantly Greater in Prospective Versus Retrospective Literature: A Systematic Review.

Wininger AE, Mei-Dan O, Ellis TJ, Lewis BD, Kollmorgen RC, Echo A, Harris JD. Arthroscopy. 2022 May;38(5):1658-1663.

Peri-operative platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic femoroacetabular impingement surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Foo GL, Knudsen JS, Bacon CJ, Mei-Dan O, McConkey MO, Brick MJ. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2021 Jul 16;8(1):14-21.

Radiographic parameters of adult hip dysplasia.

Welton KL, Kraeutler MJ, Garabekyan T, Mei-Dan O. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Feb 2023;11(2).

Postless arthroscopic hip preservation can be adequately performed using published techniques.

Decilveo AP, Kraeutler MJ, Dhillon J, Harris JD, Fasulo SM, Mei-Dan O, Scillia AJ. Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. Feb 2023;5(1).

Current trends in the use of postless hip arthroscopy: A survey of the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy membership.

Kraeutler MJ, Fasulo SM, Harris JD, Mei-Dan O, Scillia AJ. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Dec 2022;10(12):.

A technique for optimizing hip labrum suction seal with a double-limb, oblique inverting mattress stitch: The “X” and the “M” configurations.

Lee JH, Genuario JW, Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O. Arthroscopy Techniques. Nov 2022;11(11):e1917-e1921. PMID: 36457411

A prospective comparison of groin-related complications after hip arthroscopy with and without a perineal post.

Kraeutler MJ, Fasulo SM, Dávila Castrodad IM, Mei-Dan O, Scillia AJ. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Jan 2023;51(1):155-159. PMID: 36343362

A Systematic Review Demonstrates High Variation of Terminology, Surgical Techniques, Preoperative Diagnostic Measures, and Geographic Differences in the Treatment of Athletic Pubalgia/ Sports Hernia/Core Muscle Injury/Inguinal Disruption.

Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O, Belk JW, Larson CM, Talishinskiy T, Scillia AJ.
Arthroscopy. 2021 Apr 9:S0749-8063(21)00288-7.

Comparing Intra-Articular Injections of Leukocyte-Poor Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Low- Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid for Treatment of Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Hip: A Double-Blind, Randomized Pilot Study

Kraeutler MJ, Garabekyan T, Houck D, Mei-Dan O.
Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 20;9(1):2325967120969210.

Fascia iliaca block for postoperative pain control following hip arthroscopy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Smith JH, Kraeutler MJ, Scillia AJ, McCarty EC, Mei-Dan O.
Am J Sports Med. 2021 Mar 12:363546521996713.

Returning to Climb after Epiphyseal Finger Stress Fracture

Rachel Meyers, Volkr Schoffl, Omer Mei-Dan, Aaron Provance
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2020 Nov;19(11):457-462.

An Ecological Dynamics Perspective of Return to Play Decision-Making for Extreme Sport Athletes

J. Nyland, A. Smith, B. Pyle, O. Mei-Dan.
Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2020;10 (2).

Practical and Conceptual Analysis of Wingsuit BASE Flight.

A. Stöckl, J. Sieker1, A. Westman, O. Mei-Dan.
Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2020;10 (2).

Injury Patterns and Wilderness Medical Preparedness in BASE Jumping.

J. Sieker, G. M. Vilke, M. S. Schongalla, O. Mei-Dan.
Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2020;10 (2).
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